Doom OPL Windows MIDI driver

[nukeykt]

Doom OPL Windows MIDI driver.

Demo:

 

Extended version adds few cool features that is not available on vanilla Doom:

1) Full stereo panpot.

2) Emulate up to 8 OPL3 chips.

Download:

Standard version:
doomopl.zip

Extended version:

opl3doom_ext.zip

OPL patches (GENMIDI.OP2):
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kpgdaysdbzu4cr6/genmidi.zip?dl=0

dmx_dmx.op2 - DMX, Heretic, Hexen, Doom Beta, Strife Demo
dmx_doom1.op2 - Doom, Ultimate Doom, Chex Quest
dmx_doom2.op2 - Doom II, Final Doom
dmx_strife.op2 - Strife
dmx_raptor.op2 - Raptor

Installation:
1. Install Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable.
2. Install driver. If you have x64 system install both x86 and x64 versions.
3. Install GENMIDI.OP2.

GENMIDI.OP2 installation:
1. Create OPLSynth folder in C:\ disk root.
2. Copy *.op2 files to C:\OPLSynth folder.
3. Rename needed op2 file to genmidi.op2.

 

 

DMXOPTION toggles:

OPL3 mode enable:

Set DMXOPTION environment variable to "-opl3"

 

Doom 1 1.666 mode enable:

Set DMXOPTION environment variable to "-doom1"

 

Doom 2 1.666, Heretic, Hexen mode enable:

Set DMXOPTION environment variable to "-doom2"

 

You also can combine OPL3 mode with Doom 1.666 modes. eg set variable to "-opl3-doom1"

 

Extended version features:

Full stereo pan pot.

Set DMXOPTION environment variable to "-extstereo".

 

Multiple OPL3 chip mode.

Set DMXOPTION environment variable to "-chipsN", where N is number of emulated chips(up to 8 chips).

VOGONS thread:
http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=36667

 

 

Edited July 29, 2017 by nukeykt : Add extended version

[Reisal]

Can I not install it somewhere else?

[nukeykt]

Glaice said:

Can I not install it somewhere else?

Currently no

[Csonicgo]

@nukeykt Sorry for necrobumping this, but Do you think it would be possible to emulate more than one OPL3 chip with this? I know that wouldn't be "authentic" but it would help with more complex midi files out there.

[nukeykt]

49 minutes ago, Csonicgo said:

@nukeykt Sorry for necrobumping this, but Do you think it would be possible to emulate more than one OPL3 chip with this? I know that wouldn't be "authentic" but it would help with more complex midi files out there.

Yes. It is quite possible. I'll try to do it on weekend. What do you think about addition of smooth stereo panning?

[Csonicgo]

Just now, nukeykt said:

Yes. It is quite possible. I'll try to do it on weekend. What do you think about addition of smooth stereo panning?

I'd love that! :D

[nukeykt]

Done

[Csonicgo]

AWESOME! I'll try this out!

[Csonicgo]

It's working great! thank you !

[datajake]

I upgraded this driver with the latest Nuked OPL3 emulator.

https://github.com/datajake1999/OPL3EMU

 

[The Nate]

Can I use this with any other MIDI Player? If it only works with Windows Media Player, then fuck that, because one day that piece of shit stopped playing MIDIs with no obvious reason why. I uninstalled everything MIDI-related on my computer. Nothing worked.

 

Any help?

[Empyre]

I use AIMP for all music: midi, mp3, tracker files, ogg, etc. I don't know if this driver would affect AIMP, though, but probably not. There is probably a sound font somewhere that would sound like ye olde Sound Blaster.

[kb1]

@nukeykt Are you releasing the source code? I'd love to take a look :)

[nukeykt]

2 hours ago, kb1 said:

@nukeykt Are you releasing the source code? I'd love to take a look :)

It is included in zip file

[Darkcrafter07]

@nukeykt,

 

good job but none of your drivers seem to have pitch support, what can be wrong?